The University of Washington: Facilities Services

UW Recycling and UW Solid Waste

Materials

Lists of Recyclables and Non-Recyclables

Included on this page:

Materials recycled or collected for special handling at the University of Washington Seattle campus

  • Links in the "Material" column below access procedures and additional information on this UW Recycling website.
  • Links in the "Department" column below access procedures and additional information on the website of the department listed.
    • Note: links to other departments open in a new window.
    • A department's website may not have recycling information for the material listed; in that case, there is no link.
Material
Department
Alkaline batteries Environmental Health and Safety's battery page
Aluminum beverage cans UW Recycling
Antifreeze from UW vehicles Motor Pool
Aseptic packaging (soy milk, juice) UW Recycling
Batteries, consumer Environmental Health and Safety's battery page
Books: hardbound and softbound UW Recycling
Boxes, cardboard, chipboard UW Recycling
Cans: aluminum, steel ("tin") UW Recycling
Cardboard: corrugated and non-corrugated UW Recycling
Cartons: milk and juice UW Recycling
Cartridges for printers and copiers UW Recycling
Chemicals Environmental Health and Safety's chemical page
Coffee grounds UW Recycling - Compost Program
Computers/computer monitors Surplus Property
Computer disks or tape UW Recycling
Electronic equipment Surplus Property
Film Environmental Health and Safety
Fluorescent lighting Campus Maintenance
Food waste UW Recycling - Compost Program
Furniture Surplus Property
Glass beverage containers UW Recycling
Laboratory glass Environmental Health and Safety's laboratory glass page
Landscape waste Grounds
Machinery Surplus Property
Magnetic tape (computer, video) UW Recycling
Metals - ferrous Surplus Property
Microfiche originals Environmental Health and Safety
Napkins (food) UW Recycling - Compost Program
Newspaper, newsprint UW Recycling
Oil from UW vehicles Motor Pool
Packing material ("peanuts") University Stores/UW Recycling
Paper UW Recycling
Paper with confidential information Records Management
Paper towels (kitchen) UW Recycling - Compost Program
Phonebooks UW Recycling
Plastic bottles
#1 and #2 		UW Recycling
Plastic film UW Recycling
Ream wrappers with no plastic coating UW Recycling
Printer Cartridges UW Recycling
Sharps Environmental Health and Safety's sharps page
Shredded paper UW Recycling
Steel ("Tin") cans UW Recycling
Tires from UW vehicles Motor Pool
   
Vehicle batteries Motor Pool
Videotape UW Recycling
Waxed cardboard UW Recycling - Compost Program
Waxed paper UW Recycling - Compost Program
Wood waste, pallets UW Recycling
X-rays Environmental Health and Safety

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Materials not collected for recycling or special disposal by UW programs

  • Dispose of these materials in the trash or reuse if possible.
Aluminum foil
Carbon paper
Gel packs
Latte cups and lids
Microfiche copies
Photographs
Pipette holders
Plastic cards: copier, ID, etc
Plastic plates and utensils
Plastic-coated food boxes
Plastics containers #3 through #7
Plate glass
Ream wrappers with plastic coating (rip the paper and look for plastic film along the tear)
Styrofoam blocks or packaging foam
Transparencies (overhead transparencies): information on recycling these on your own

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